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Catherine O'brien was transported on the Catherine, departing 8th Dec 1813 and arriving 4th May 1814 with 98 passengers.
325 ton ship. Built in New Bedford 1811. Sailed from Falmouth, England to Cove, Ireland. Departed Dec 1813 and arrived Sydney, Australia 4 May 1814. 98 female passengers (4 children), 1 death en route. Register of passengers on this web site is currently being updated - not yet complete (researchers please note) R
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Convict Notes
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p36 List of sixty female convicts embarked on board Kangaroo to land at the Derwent in Van Diemen’s Land, and their indents from the Catherine Convict ship. Sydney 24 May 1814. No 46. Catherine O’Brien, age 28, tried County Armagh, August 1812, 7 years.
Tasmanian Marriage Record – Hobart Town district 1814: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p32j2k William Harty, age 25, convict per Arch Duke Charles, and Catherine Obrien, age 30, convict per Catherine, were married by Banns, 19 October 1814. Witness: Edward Curren. Both William and Catherine signed their mark X.
Catherine O'brien arrived NSW 4/5/1814. 1/6/1814: Arrived VDL per 'Kangaroo'. Catherine was born either 1780 or 1786. Listed as 34 on arrival in NSW and 30 when she married in 1814. 19/10/1814: Married William Hartly/Heartly (Archduke Charles 1814) in Hobart. Found no date of death for Catherine but William remarried in 1835 to Janet McCart (Mary 1831).